Take your measuring tape from around your back and across the fullest part of your bust. Take the number where the front end of the tape overlaps the other side.

To take the measurement around your natural waistline, find the part of your waste that dips in the most (smallest point). Another way to find this is to stand up straight and bend to one side. Usually the smallest part of your waist is where a crease forms (on the side you bend towards). Measure from around the back to the front at the smallest part. Make sure you are not pulling the measuring tape too tight around the waist.

Measure your hips at the widest part (where your bum protrudes out the most). Ensure that the measuring tape wraps around you straight (i.e. it shouldn’t tilt up or down nor should it be curved).